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Topo map that shows our route (dotted light blue line), starting at the upper left. Trails are shown in red, blue and yellow
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Google Earth view of our route, from the north. The Western Ridge is on the right and the Upper Cabin (Gully) Trail is on the left
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Crossing the Satwiwa area with the Boney Mtn Summit in front of us
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On Danielson Road. Our route to the top is through the rocky cliffs near the top right of the photo
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Old Boney Trail
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Our first stop on the Western Ridge Trail. We'll be climbing through the rocks behind us.
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This section was steep and a little loose.
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View to the south on this beautiful clear day
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The first little rock climb, from below...
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... enjoying the challenge...
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... and the view from above.
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P likes to take the route straight up the rock face
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P climbs a rock face
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There's a narrow trail in all those bushes!
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Catching one of the few early-blooming flowers
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All the hard climbing is behind us when we reach this plateau near the top
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